reverse culture shock in cape town, actually in south africa in general, but especially here. its like being in brisbane or melbourne, its got a real indie but super stylish feel to it. its a bit bizarre though, after so many months in east africa. but its grown on me after only one week and i've decided to stay here for a few months at least. there's so much to do in cape town and the last week has been action packed, chilled out, hot and cold, all rolled into one.
last friday i hiked up table mountain. well actually, i started hiking up table mountain but then 15 minutes in i went f%@k this, its way too hot and its was like hiking up my parent's driveway, only thats its all rocky and goes on for like a kilometre. and it was about 35 degrees so i just took the easy option and went with the cable car which was really mad. a little bit scary at first but such an awesome view. on top of the mountain you have panoramic views of all of cape town, very very beautiful. then on saturday i did a tour of the wine region just a few k's out of cape town and again on another 35 degree day, it really took it out of me. we visited 4 winery's and after the first one i was feeling a little bit pissy, and i was thinking shit there's 3 more to visit!! but its was all good, i managed to make it through the day with my dignity intact, tried many nice wines, some amazing cheese and had many a laugh along the way. don't know if they have them in aus but some awesome wines to look out for are fairview, simonsig and spiers. all very good but only a small fraction of the around 200 wine famrs in this area.
so the last few days have been spent exploring cape town, and there's a lot to explore, the waterfront, many cool leafy suburbs, the city centre, the markets, the beaches and in between madly looking for a job so i can stay a bit longer. have found a 'sort of' job where in exchange for accomodation i do a few shifts a week in a backpackers. not too bad cos i'll still be able to do something else on the side and its a chilled out job with very little stress. so anytime anyone wants to come and visit me, you're all more than welcome, cos who knows when i'll be comin home!
